Announcements & Accomplishments

Over the last five years BOTA members have excelled in their chosen professions and in their respective insitutions. Below are just a few of many ouststanding accomplishments in teaching, research and service:

Dr. Stanley Elliot received the Outstanding Professor Award at North Carolina State University for the 2003-2004 school year.

Dr. Jerlando Jackson, University of Wisconsin at Madison, received the Outstanding Alumni Award from one of his alma maters, Iowa State University; Institute on Race and Ethnicity Minority Faculty Research Award, University of Wisconsin System (2002); and Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation/Graduate School Research Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2003).

Dr. Charles Osiris, University of California at Santa Barbara, received an outstanding teaching award from the Teacher Education Program three consecutive years, 2001, 2002, & 2003. He also received the university teaching award in 2002 and 2003.

Dr. Samuel Hodge, The Ohio State University, received the College of Education’s Distinguished Diversity Enhancement Award. This college sponsored award serves to recognize faculty, staff, and students for their contributions to diversity within the college.

Dr. Chance W. Lewis, Colorado State University, was awarded the 2003-2004 Tenure-Track Faculty Teaching Excellence Award for the College of Applied Human Sciences.

Dr. Lee Jones, University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, received a $10,000 grant from Florida State University to direct and produce a National Documentary: Brothers of the Academy. Over 20 Brothers participated in the documentary. The documentary is being used in over 50 classes and national conferences across the country.

Drs. Juan E. Gilbert, Auburn University, Lamont A. Flowers, University of Florida, James L. Moore III, The Ohio State University, and Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, have received the National Science Foundation grant entitled “Scholars of the Future: An Implementation Model for Increasing Diversity in Information Technology” in the amount of $754,983 for a four-year period, which began August 2004.

Dr. James L. Moore III, The Ohio State University, received the OSU's College of Education Distinguished Scholar Award.

Dr. Floyd Beachum, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, received a $5,000 grant from LASER
Mini-Grant 2004-2005 for the research project entitled: African American Student Success Factors.

Dr. Ivan Watts, Auburn University, received the Emily & Geral Leischuck Outstanding
Undergraduate Teaching Award in the College of Education at Auburn University.

Dr. Lee Rush, North Dakota State University, received a Distinguished Teaching Award in 2003.

Dr. Lamont A. Flowers, University of Florida, received the 2004 AERA award for his scholarship and
service to one of the prestigious AERA journals.

Dr. Leon Caldwell, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, received the 2003 Distinguished Teacher Award and won the Community Builders Award.

Dr. Damario Solomon, University of Okalahoma, passed the Oklahoma Bar exam and was sworn in Fall 2004.

J.W. Wiley, SUNY Plattsburgh, received the Distinguished Faculty Award in 2003.